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The Foundations: An Introduction to Intentional Discipleship
A Daunting Task I have a deep and abiding passion for discipleship, which is probably why this series is has been hard to write – because I want to get it right. I don’t want to leave out anything...
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Equipping Yourself To Defend the Unborn
I want to start by welcoming all the new subscribers! If you didn’t receive your free e-book, contact me. Second, I want to apologize for the error I made yesterday that accidentally sent a message to...
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The Foundations: The True Gospel
Controversy & Division The church deals with a lot of issues, and there are a lot of controversies swirling around both inside and outside the body of believers. Moral questions, political...
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The Five Solas: Sola Scriptura
(This is a follow-up post to The Foundations: The True Gospel) Sola Scriptura, or Scripture Alone, is the principal and belief that The Bible is the supreme authority in all spiritual matters. It is...
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The Five Solas: Sola Gratia
(This is a follow-up post to The Foundations: The True Gospel) The Second is Sola Gratia, or Grace Alone, was the overarching theme of the Reformationists, not because the Roman Catholic Church was...
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Wisdom and Foolishness
I’m a HUGE fan of the AWANA program and had the opportunity to speak again last Thursday night. I gave a talk called “Wisdom or Foolishness” to a group of kids aged 5-12 and their leaders (which...
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Intentional Discipleship: Building Endurance (3 Steps of Maturity)
(Click here for the video) Praise for AWANA Have you heard of AWANA? Essentially, AWANA is a biblical, discipleship program for kids aged 2-18. Each week they play games, memorize scripture, hear the...
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Echo The Voice of God – A Mother’s Day Sermon
[If you are part of my church -- SPOILER ALERT -- this is Sunday's sermon! I'm sending this out into the world early to help folks who are looking for a little Mother's Day inspiration. This isn't just...
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Why to Study the Bible – The Four Core Christian Disciplines
We’re studying the Four Core Christian Disciplines right now. Can you remember what they are? Prayer, Bible Study, Church Attendance and Serving Others. Last week we talked about “How to Pray” which...
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How to Study the Bible – The Four Core Christian Disciplines
I promised in my previous post that we would get very practical today, so let’s get going. Today I want to introduce you to the Tools and Techniques you can use to study the bible to make sure we get...
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Church Attendance: Getting the Most out of Sunday Service (Part 2) – The Four...
Sunday morning isn’t the sum of the Christian faith experience, but it can be a conduit, a beginning to it, if we take the time and effort to prepare ourselves and be ready for what God wants for us...
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Serving Others: General Areas of Service – The Four Core Christian Disciplines
We talked before about how every Christian is called to service, “Drinking the Cup” means accepting our divinely appointed destiny, acknowledging that we are “saved to serve” and that Christianity is...
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Response to “Autistic Boy’s Family told to ‘Move or Euthanize Him’”– Why do...
I haven’t been posting for the past while because of a big move and some vacation time, but after coming across this piece of news on Facebook (also here), I felt I had to rush posting the sermon I...
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A Re-Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
I started a series on the Gospel of Mark a while back and have been planning to get back into it for a while. We barely made it through Mark’s introduction before we interrupted it by studying...
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Jesus’ Compassion for the Hurting (Mark 1:29-34, 40-45)
I celebrated a milestone. On Thursday, August 8th, 2013 I was officially 13,000 days old. That’s 1857 weeks and one day. Or 427 months. Or 35.6 years. I’ve learned a lot in my 30s. It has truly been...
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Power Through Prayer (Mark 1:35-39)
What we are going to study today is a deeply convicting passage of scripture for me. Though this passage is short, the concepts, teachings and applications found in this little section is both...
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Fasting (Mark 2:18-20)
Jesus and the Mob Boss We’re going to talk about Mark 2:18-22, but let me set the context first. Jesus is sitting at the table of Levi, also called Matthew, who has just left his Tax Collectors...
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How To Set Rules for Our Life Without Becoming a Party-Pooper (Mark 2:23-3:6)
If you were converted later in life, or have friends that are non-Christian, then you have probably had the conversation about “what you are allowed to do.” The underlying question is always, “What...
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Why You Should Study, Memorize and Meditate on the Bible
Podcast Audio: Download: gods-word-in-your-heart-aotcn-podcast.mp3 I’m so proud of our Sunday school kids, and the teachers, for taking the time to memorize the Romans Road to Salvation over the past...
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Special Request: How Do You Devo?
Podcast Audio: Download: how-do-you-devo-podcast.mp3 How Do You Devo? Devos, Daily Devotionals, Quiet Time, Private Meditation, Time with God, 1-on-1 with Jesus, Daily Prayers — there are lots of...
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